Hi everyone,
I accidentally pulled on power cord when the computer was on. After reboot I began getting all sorts of error messages, different one with each reboot: missing or corrupted Windows files, stop code, exception not handled, BSOD, you name it. Safe mode or recovery doesn't work, because it goes straight to error screen after reboot.
When I tried again next day, Windows DID recover quickly and start, but after few minutes began crashing the same way. I can pretty much get it on for few minutes every time, on "cold" start. Does it mean that temperature is a problem? It's a pretty old PC, but very solid build. Never overheated before and was working normally before the cord incident. Fans are working. Just in case, I opened the case and vacuumed inside, but that didn't change anything. No recent hardware changes or updates. Board reports normally, so I am assuming power source and board are fine. Windows is on dedicated SSD, maybe the SSD got somehow damaged during power outage?
I am really mystified. If anyone has a theory what could possibly have happened, I would appreciate any advice!
I accidentally pulled on power cord when the computer was on. After reboot I began getting all sorts of error messages, different one with each reboot: missing or corrupted Windows files, stop code, exception not handled, BSOD, you name it. Safe mode or recovery doesn't work, because it goes straight to error screen after reboot.
When I tried again next day, Windows DID recover quickly and start, but after few minutes began crashing the same way. I can pretty much get it on for few minutes every time, on "cold" start. Does it mean that temperature is a problem? It's a pretty old PC, but very solid build. Never overheated before and was working normally before the cord incident. Fans are working. Just in case, I opened the case and vacuumed inside, but that didn't change anything. No recent hardware changes or updates. Board reports normally, so I am assuming power source and board are fine. Windows is on dedicated SSD, maybe the SSD got somehow damaged during power outage?
I am really mystified. If anyone has a theory what could possibly have happened, I would appreciate any advice!